Australian Weather News -- 10 FEB 2007

Saturday 10 FEB 2007

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2007

Dec

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Nov

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Oct

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Sept

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August

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July

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June

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May

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March

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February

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January

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0059 EST on 21/08/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District

Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

TAS

N Coast

091219

SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD)

44.0

38.0

26/02/1977

1 n

TAS

N Coast

091238

LEBRINA

36.8

35.0

09/02/1997

1 n

TAS

N Coast

091272

WEYMOUTH (TAM O'SHANTER)

23.0

21.2

04/02/2005

1 n

TAS

Flinders Is/Bass St

099021

LACKRANA (FERN HILL)

32.0

31.0

03/02/2005

1 n

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 00:04EST, 15/05/2012.

Major centres

	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h)	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT	26.0	-6.5	20.1	+1.0	18.1	0.0	8.0	--	383 (16.0)	34/13
PERTH AIRPORT	25.1	-6.7	19.5	+2.1	18.5	0.0	8.0	3.6	481 (20.0)	52/03
ALBANY AIRPORT	34.1	+9.2	16.7	+2.3	14.6	0.0	8.2	9.0	647 (27.0)	48/09
BUNBURY	27.0	-2.8	19.9	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	316 (13.2)	57/11
MANDURAH	23.1	--	19.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	394 (16.4)	50/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.9	-0.5	25.6	+0.9	27.1	0.0	9.2	3.6	509 (21.2)	61/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.8	+2.7	19.9	-0.9	16.5	0.0	14.6	12.6	336 (14.0)	48/11
WHYALLA AERO	24.4	-5.2	18.2	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	524 (21.8)	54/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.1	-3.2	14.8	-2.3	--	0.0	6.0	12.7	270 (11.3)	52/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.9	-4.2	9.0	-2.6	5.2	0.0	3.4	3.9	346 (14.4)	55/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.7	+2.4	16.8	-6.6	13.0	0.0	13.8	12.4	351 (14.6)	34/10
CAIRNS AERO	31.4	+0.2	21.5	-2.2	21.0	0.0	7.4	8.7	188 ( 7.8)	28/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.2	+0.1	24.4	+0.3	21.6	0.0	6.4	10.1	229 ( 9.5)	28/16
MACKAY M.O	29.3	-0.3	21.7	-1.7	--	0.0	--	11.8	349 (14.5)	22/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	34.7	+3.4	20.3	-1.8	18.5	0.0	8.0	--	259 (10.8)	32/15
BUNDABERG AERO	32.4	+2.5	19.9	-1.5	--	0.0	6.8	--	532 (22.2)	41/14
NAMBOUR DPI	30.2	+1.4	17.4	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	135 ( 5.6)	28/16
COOLANGATTA	30.9	+2.7	19.6	-1.2	--	0.2	--	--	283 (11.8)	37/16
BRISBANE AERO	29.4	+0.3	19.5	-1.6	18.0	0.0	8.0	11.2	348 (14.5)	34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.4	+4.0	17.2	-0.4	--	5.0	--	--	770 (32.1)	65/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	32.2	+1.1	20.2	+1.6	15.8	3.2	8.6	--	303 (12.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.3	+1.5	18.2	-1.3	15.6	0.4	2.2	7.9	194 ( 8.1)	22/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.4	+0.9	19.6	+1.5	17.1	0.2	4.6	7.9	386 (16.1)	37/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	28.8	+1.7	17.9	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	24/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	24.9	-0.9	14.2	+1.1	11.8	12.5	7.9	9.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	35.4	+3.4	20.5	+2.8	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.2	+1.9	20.4	+1.4	18.5	0.0	5.8	7.9	478 (19.9)	37/16
RICHMOND RAAF	30.1	+1.1	17.8	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	185 ( 7.7)	31/15
BELLAMBI AWS	27.1	+2.3	19.7	+0.6	--	0.8	--	--	317 (13.2)	41/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT	30.3	+3.2	16.1	+3.0	13.3	0.0	9.0	5.9	--	72/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	33.3	+2.4	20.2	+3.9	19.5	0.0	9.2	10.8	359 (15.0)	48/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	32.1	+0.8	22.1	+6.0	--	0.0	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	44/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	28.0	-3.6	14.1	-2.3	12.4	0.0	9.4	12.8	355 (14.8)	46/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	27.7	-1.8	15.4	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	389 (16.2)	50/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	27.4	-2.0	13.5	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	374 (15.6)	50/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.6	-3.2	17.2	+2.6	17.2	0.0	5.8	--	185 ( 7.7)	22/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	23.7	-1.3	13.9	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	54/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	23.4	-1.6	12.2	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	464 (19.3)	55/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.0	-3.4	14.1	+2.1	--	15.2	--	--	182 ( 7.6)	55/22
HOBART AIRPORT	21.9	-0.4	13.8	+1.8	11.2	0.0	1.8	10.0	358 (14.9)	35/11
	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence

Hottest

Highest maximum temperature>

Greatest variation above normal maximum

Highest minimum temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

45.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
43.7 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
43.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA

+11.8 : 39.2 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.7 : 36.5 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+9.9 : 37.8 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.2 : 34.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
+8.7 : 38.9 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

30.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
30.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
30.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
29.7 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
29.4 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT

+8.9 : 30.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.2 : 30.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.1 : 28.3 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.5 : 21.9 ALBURY AIRPORT SW Slopes S NSW
+6.0 : 22.1 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+6.0 : 29.7 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+6.0 : 28.0 WILUNA Interior WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
13.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
14.4 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
14.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-8.9 : 26.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-8.6 : 21.9 KARNET Lower West WA
-8.4 : 22.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-7.6 : 14.4 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
-7.1 : 25.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

6.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
6.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
7.0 HEYWOOD FORESTRY W Coast VIC
7.1 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA

-7.9 : 15.0 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
-7.2 : 16.2 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-6.7 : 16.2 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.6 : 16.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.2 : 8.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.2 : 9.0 OUYEN (POST OFFICE) Mallee N VIC

Wettest

Sunniest & dullest

Windiest

Highest gusts

Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.

Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.

Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.

Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.

107.0 PUNSAND BAY N Peninsula QLD
68.2 LONG FLAT POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW
57.6 NIANGALA (INGALBA) N Tablelands W NSW
54.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
50.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
54.6 BRADSHAW
50.6 JABIRU AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
107.0 PUNSAND BAY

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
57.6 NIANGALA (INGALBA)
MidNorth Coast S
68.2 LONG FLAT POST OFFICE

TASMANIA
N Coast
50.0 JETSONVILLE ( MUSKFIELD )
E Coast
50.0 PYENGANA (FOREST LODGE ROAD)
Flinders Is/Bass St
50.0 CAPE BARREN ISLAND (CAPE BARREN SCHOOL)

12.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

0.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1091 (45.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1065 (44.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
978 (40.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
872 (36.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
815 (34.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
802 (33.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
800 (33.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
770 (32.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
760 (31.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
757 (31.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
737 (30.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
736 (30.7) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
694 (28.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
692 (28.8) FORREST Eucla WA
682 (28.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
664 (27.7) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
650 (27.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
647 (27.0) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
647 (27.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
626 (26.1) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
608 (25.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
605 (25.2) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
600 (25.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA

115/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/06 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
78/03 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
78/18 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
76/08 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS

Downpours	High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.	Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley TROUGHTON ISLAND 25.4mm in 53 min to 15:00 28.8mm/h 25.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 25.6mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h E Kimberley WARMUN 43.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.2mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 32.0mm in 30 min to 06:30 64.0mm/h 33.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 33.2mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 12.7mm/h CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 6.4mm in 13 min to 04:30 29.5mm/h MANGO FARM 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.0mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 9.2mm in 11 min to 08:16 50.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.3mm/h BRADSHAW 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.3mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 12.7mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COEN AIRPORT 7.4mm in 37 min to 20:00 12.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.8mm/h S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 28.2mm in 45 min to 03:00 37.6mm/h 28.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 28.2mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.3mm/h LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 20.0mm in 45 min to 18:45 26.7mm/h 7.0mm in 15 min to 19:00 28.0mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 27.0mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO 5.0mm in 14 min to 18:30 21.4mm/h Darling Downs E APPLETHORPE 9.6mm in 37 min to 16:00 15.6mm/h 11.6mm in 43 min to 17:00 16.2mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.8mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley MURRURUNDI GAP AWS 6.4mm in 11 min to 19:02 34.9mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h C Tablelands N NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS 10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h Illawarra ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) 11.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.6mm/h South Coast BEGA AWS 49.8mm in 1 hr 2 min to 23:00 48.2mm/h Goulburn/Monaro TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS 17.8mm in 31 min to 19:30 34.5mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 18.2mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS 11.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.6mm/h SW Slopes S CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS 21.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 21.6mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h KHANCOBAN AWS 12.6mm in 43 min to 13:43 17.6mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 8.4mm in 10 min to 01:20 50.4mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 14.6mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.8mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 8.4mm in 21 min to 18:21 24.0mm/h 14.2mm in 18 min to 18:39 47.3mm/h 8.8mm in 21 min to 19:00 25.1mm/h 31.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 31.4mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.0mm/h TASMANIA N Coast SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 14.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 14.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.8mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.8mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.0mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h SWAN ISLAND 10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT 5.6mm in 12 min to 05:42 28.0mm/h 4.4mm in 6 min to 05:48 44.0mm/h 4.0mm in 12 min to 06:00 20.0mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h 8.0mm in 18 min to 06:30 26.7mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 24.6mm/h 10.0mm in 30 min to 07:00 20.0mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 20.6mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.2mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.3mm/h Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 14.4mm in 30 min to 13:30 28.8mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.6mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI 38.0mm in 3 hr to 11:00 12.7mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES CW Slopes S DUBBO AIRPORT AWS : 76( 80/ 63 ) at 19:09 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74( 50/ 69 ) at 22:29 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91(200/ 46 ) at 23:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 102(100/ 87 ) at 23:30